swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
Recent Examples on the Web
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
In addition to their morning banter, Ripa and Consuelos are now for swapping sweet messages on social media.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In the year 2025, when an ex-Packers great in Aaron Rodgers is trying to save Pittsburgh, this kind of a blockbuster swap would only be fitting.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Verb
The series, currently filming in Singapore and Bangkok, follows two women who mysteriously swap souls after a car accident.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
In addition to their morning banter, Ripa and Consuelos are now for swapping sweet messages on social media.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
The final deal ended up being a complex swap with Global Payments acquiring Worldpay for $24.25 billion and selling its issuer solutions business to FIS for $13.5 billion.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In the year 2025, when an ex-Packers great in Aaron Rodgers is trying to save Pittsburgh, this kind of a blockbuster swap would only be fitting.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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